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Reflections
on NDDC free medical scheme in Abia
Tessy Nkeiru Nwaogwugwu
Saturday,
October
11, 2008
Poor state of health facilities and under funding are
frequent topics of discussion all over the federation.
The failure of the primary health care system in Nigeria
is reflected in the poor and in some cases, continuing
deterioration of the basic health indices, such as maternal
and infant mortality. | Read
Story
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| Fashola
and his amiable Eko o ni baje
philosophy
Tessy Nkeiru Nwaogwugwu
Saturday,
October
11, 2008
Going by the impact the Raji Fashola administration
is making on Lagos and Lagosians, every reasonable
observer will agree that at last Lagos has the
right man who is ready to make the state what
we have all prayed and hoped it will be –
a haven where things work. |
Read Story
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| Orient
Petroleum: How best to pay compensation for acquired
land
Okoye Romanus
Saturday,
October
11, 2008
The Anambra State government is remarkable. It
has invested about N4 billion in the operations
of Orient Petroleum Resources Company, the first
private refinery in the country. In addition,
Governor Peter Obi has given assurance that the
money to pay compensation to the host communities
was already available, as it is the policy of
his government to pay compensation as prescribed
by the law for land acquired by the government.
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| Evidence
and constricted democracy
By Ogbuagu Obodoagu
Saturday,
October
4, 2008
Defeated politicians at the polls pressure the
victors for submission and call on public institutions
as witness of truth. Can these institutions bear
the burden of truth as the battle of tainted Council
bosses’ in Enugu State drags on, asks Mike
Onwusi Trailing end of last year, possibly as
a legal and or political strategy to ward off
and tighten his grip of the political structure
of PDP-run government of Enugu State , Governor
Sullivan Chime of Enugu state, ordered for and
held the state’s Local Government Council
election. | Read
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